Abdenasser El Khayati

Abdenasser El Khayati (born 7 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played as a winger for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC.[3]

Abdenasser El Khayati

El Khayati with ADO Den Haag in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Abdenasser El Khayati[1]
Date of birth	7 February 1989
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Youth career
2001–2004	Excelsior
2003–2004	Feyenoord
2004–2007	Leonidas
2007–2008	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Den Bosch	12	(0)
2010–2011	NAC Breda	0	(0)
2012–2013	Olympiakos Nicosia	0	(0)
2014–2015	Kozakken Boys	17	(12)
2015–2016	Burton Albion	42	(11)
2016–2017	Queens Park Rangers	22	(1)
2017	→ ADO Den Haag (loan)	12	(5)
2017–2019	ADO Den Haag	65	(25)
2019–2020	Qatar	16	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:54, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Rotterdam, El Khayati progressed through the youth academy of Excelsior, before joining the Feyenoord youth team in 2003 as part of their cooperation with Excelsior. He later moved to the youth department of RKSV Leonidas.[4] El Khayati spent his early senior career in the Netherlands and Cyprus with PSV, FC Den Bosch, NAC Breda, Olympiakos Nicosia and Kozakken Boys.[2] He made his professional debut with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie on 3 October 2008, in a match against Excelsior.[5]

El Khayati training with Queens Park Rangers in 2016.

He signed for English club Burton Albion on 29 January 2015,[6] before moving to Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a ​2 ¹⁄₂-year deal on 1 February 2016.[7] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 home win against Charlton Athletic on 9 April 2016.[8] He moved on loan to ADO Den Haag in January 2017.[9] On 23 August 2017 his QPR contract was terminated by mutual consent.[10] Shortly after his QPR contract was terminated, he joined ADO Den Haag on a three-year contract.[11]

After growing into a key player for ADO, El Khayati signed with Qatar SC on a two-year contract on 15 August 2019.[12] The transfer came after a 2018–19 season, where he scored 17 goals and had 12 assists in the Eredivisie.[2] On 19 October 2020, El Khayati left Qatar after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, effectively making him a free agent.[13] He finished his stint in Qatar with 16 league appearances in which he scored one goal.[2]

Personal life

El Khayati is of Moroccan descent.[14]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Den Bosch	2008–09[15]	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2009–10[15]	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
NAC Breda	2010–11[15]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Olympiakos Nicosia	2012–13[2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kozakken Boys	2014–15[2]	17	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	12
Burton Albion	2014–15[16]	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3
	2015–16[8]	24	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	8
	Total	42	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	11
Queens Park Rangers	2015–16[8]	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
	2016–17[17]	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
	Total	22	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	1
ADO Den Haag (loan)	2016–17[15]	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	5
ADO Den Haag	2017–18[15]	32	8	1	0	0	0	2	3	35	11
	2018–19[15]	33	17	2	3	0	0	0	0	35	20
	Total	65	25	3	3	0	0	2	3	70	31
Qatar SC	2019–20	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
	2020–21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
Career total		186	55	5	3	4	0	2	3	197	61

References

1. "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
2. Abdenasser El Khayati at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
3. Abdenasser El Khayati at WorldFootball.net
4. "ADO na lang onderhandelen akkoord over transfer El Khayati". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
5. "Nasser El Khayati: van havenwerker tot Eredivisiespeler". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
6. "Burton Albion sign Abdenasser El Khayati". BBC Sport. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
7. "QPR sign Burton Albion forward Nasser El Khayati". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
8. "Games played by Abdenasser El Khayati in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
9. "EL KHAYATI AGREES DEN HAAG LOAN". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
10. "Nasser El-Khayati leaves Queens Park Rangers". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
11. "Abdenasser El-Khayati komende drie jaar speler van ADO Den Haag". ADO Den Haag. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
12. Groeneweg, Yorick (15 August 2019). "Transfer El Khayati naar Qatar eindelijk rond". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
13. "El Khayati op zoek naar nieuwe club: Qatar SC verscheurt contract". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
14. "QPR SIGN ABDENASSER EL KHAYATI". QPR.
15. "Nasser el Khayati » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
16. "Games played by Abdenasser El Khayati in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
17. "Games played by Abdenasser El Khayati in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2016.